Support for dump bodies and the like



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v mam/v MTWNEY ZMO'LQE? Y W%. G. o. DUESLER SUPPORTS FOR DUMP BODIES AND THE LIKE Filed July 21, -1934 2 SheetsSheet 2 1 azaw ATTORNEY Patented July 16, 1935 g UNITED STATES PATENT [OFFICE George 0. .Duesler, Los Angeles, Calif., assignor to International Motor Company, New York, N. Y., a corporation of Delaware 7 Application July 21, issi sonai No. 736,281

' 7 Claims. 01, 29817) This invention relates generally to supports for detail in connection with the embodiment shown overhanging bodies of vehicles and while'it will by way of example in the accompanying drawbe evident to one skilled in the art that it may ings, in which: A be applied to any type of vehicle where an Figure l'is a-fragmentary View partly in side 5 analogous problem is presented, itis found parelevation and partly in section showing an im- 5 ticularly advantageous for association with dump pro'ved supporting daily i i r l i n p o' bodiesv Inpraotice, it is desirable; of course, to chassis and dumpbody of a vehicle. j a provide a dump body which may be readily Figure 2 is a view in horizontal section through rocked about its pivotal support and yet the most the improved support and taken on the plane in- 1o favorable conditions for dumping often result in dicated by the e 2+2 o i e 1 a d too great a turning moment at the discharge end in the direction of the arrows.

as when, for instance, a large load is suddenly As indicated before, the invention is not to impressed on the overhanging portion of the body be restricted to the type of vehicle with which it at some distance from the pivotal support, is associated. There is indicated in Figure 1 a Where large rocks are handled or sticky material cha sis a O a V 6 a g S pp b Q 15 which does not slide freely and uniformly from b on which s p a y, ed s a b'- the the body, 'it often happensthat a concentrated fra ee fo a body he b dyand frame are load is suddenly impressed on the overhanging il a a t the pivotal support b for discha portion and the vehicle itself is tilted at its fori the QOIltentS 0f h body, all its Will e under;

z'o ward end. Meanwhile, the rear end oft'he bod stood: i prl n the chassis a r -fr m 20 may be brought violently into contact with the em r (12 ryin arwar ly x ndin supporting surface and possible damage result; b s e2, r n in P i pfi i ei The principalobject of the present invention i y. h ra k ts e pp r a p 1 a d t to provide a support for the rear end of an c'verbrackets pp t p J- On the Pi are hanging body which will function automatically i r a d p v al y radius rods g, ir sp t vely, 25

at all times and without any attention on the he b r n m m rs f w i 9 r p c ive y, part of the operator to checkthe downward a 1950f u C a e as to permit atera movement of the overhangingportion without mQVement h W70 IOdS withjlespect t0 their stopping such movement until'a predetermined Supporting p as y be d s rab e- The free position has been reached. More particularly, it ends of h rods pp n 3 6 h S i ab e 30 is an object of the invention to provide a supplain r s a on h d o e x a pporting dolly for the overhanging end of a; posite sides of h ods a i urna cl su p rti vehicle which shall have interposed operatively Wheels i It l $V i /fi theaXJe it between the supporting Wheels and the body a iS freely lotaitable'ln t e radius r ds 9', g, as is M suitable devicefor retarding the movement of the desirable the reason hi Will later ppear; overhanging end. In accordance with the invehinterposed qperafillely between the 9 Q tion the device used is hydraulic and because of scribed l' b d is 'deYice retarding its relationship to the overhanging boidy and to tilting movement th dy. In the embodi the supporting dolly the fluid retards the movement il u a in the drawings, 93 hy au i y ment of the overhanging portion to any de ir d inder k is shown with its lower end pivotally con- 40 extent, an adjustable by-pass for .the fluid being Ilected t the $1418 Theaxle'h is formed with employed; Stillanother object of the invention qppofied p lfl n id h at a point is to provide asupport of the character indicated between the radius rods 9, 9". With these hatwhich will positively check further movement of timed Side? engage d p nd n brackets is, rea tilting body when it has reached a predeter'- sp tiv e u ed o t 1 d th y inder mined position and thereafter constitute an im- A pin 2 passes through these bracketsdc'; k movable support therefor. A further object of and through the flattened section of the axle h the invention is to provide a support which shall thereby securing the hydraulic cylinder to the be of simple and rugged construction and operaxle with capacity for universal movement with able without manipulation by the operator so respect to the radius rods g, 9'. Within the cy1- 50 that its parts shall always be in the desired relainder 7c is mounted a piston m, the rod m of tionship to permit normal operation of the vehicle which is p-ivotally attached as at m to a bracket and yet check tilting movement of the body when (2' carried by the body cl. The cylinder 1: is pronecessary. vided with a by-pass k communicating with op The construction will be described in greater posite sides of the piston m through a port k controllable by an adjustable valve k so that the rate of movement of the fluid within the cylinder from one side of the piston to the other can be regulated to advantage. Within the piston m may be mounted a check valve indicated conventionally at n by which the free flow of liquid from one side of the piston to the other may be afforded while at the same time flow in the opposite direction is positively checked.

In use, with the body (1 in its normal position on the chassis a, the parts will be in the position illustrated in Figure l where the piston rod 111/ is fully extended. The engagement of the piston with the cylinder will serve to support the dolly in elevated position so that free operation of the vehicle is not interfered with. When the body d is tilted for dumping the dolly will move downwardly with the body about the pins f, f, until the wheels engage the ground or other supporting surface. Continued tilting of the body d with liquid in the cylinder is below the piston 1n will cause the piston m to move downwardly in the cylinder and force the liquid through the bypass k and duct k at such a rate as is permitted by the valve W. In this way, movement of the body is checked but not stopped and the load in the overhanging portion of the body is supported partially on the dolly. No matter how concentrated this load may become the dolly relieves the chassis of a turning moment sufiicient to tilt it and at the same time the hydraulic device prevents the body from tilting at such a rapid rate as might result in damage. In the preferred form the parts are so related that when the body has assumed its intended maximum angle for dumping (as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 1) the piston m will be found at the lower end of the cylinder 7c and further tilting movement of the body will be positively checked. When the body commences'its return movement to normal position on the chassis the piston m will be pulled upwardly in the cylinder k and, if desired, a check valve 11 within the piston may permit the liquid to flow freely therethrough so that little resistance is offered to this return movement of the piston. When the piston reaches the upper end of the cylinder continued movement of the body will bring about the raising of the dolly wheels 2' from the ground, the

- entire assembly moving about the pins f, f, by

reason of the interposition of the radius rods 9, g. It will be seen that the parts function automatically without any attention 01' manipulation on the part of the operator and are always to be found in the relationship necessary to perform their intended purpose.

Changes in details of construction may be made without departing from the invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. In combination with a chassis of a vehicle, a body mounted tiltably thereon, a support carried by the overhanging portion of said body and movable therewith into engagement with the ground, means interposed between said support and the chassis to fix the path of movement of said support, and a hydraulic device interposed between the support and the overhanging portion of the body to retard movement of the overhanging portion when the support engages the ground.

2. In combination with the chassis of a vehicle, a body tiltably supported thereon, a support for the overhanging portion, a radius rod pivotally connected to the chassis and to the support, hydraulic mechanism comprising a cylincler and. a piston movable in the cylinder in one direction against the resistance of a liquid, one of said parts being connected to said support and the other of said parts being connected to the body, whereby tilting movement of the body is retarded when the support engages the ground.

3. In a vehicle having a chassis and a body tiltably mounted thereon, a supporting dolly for the overhanging portion of the body, a radius rod interposed between the dolly and the chassis, a hydraulic cylinder connected to the dolly and having a by-pass therein, and a piston within the cylinder connected to the overhanging portion of the body, whereby tilting movement of the body is retarded hydraulically when the dolly engages the ground.

4. In a vehicle having a chassis and a body tilt-- ably mounted thereon, a supporting dolly for the overhanging portion of the body, a radius rod interposed between the dolly and the chassis, a hydraulic cylinder connected to the dolly and having a by-pass therein, a piston within the cylinder connected to the overhanging portion of the body whereby tilting movement of the body is retarded hydraulically when the dolly engages the ground, and means to control said by-pass.

5. In a vehicle in combination with a chassis, a body tiltably mounted thereon, a supporting dolly for the overhanging portion of the body comprising an axle and wheels, radius rods connected with the axle and with the chassis, a hydraulic cylinder pivotally connected with the axle and having a by-pass therein for liquid, and a piston within the cylinder connected pivotally with the overhanging portion of the body whereby movement of the piston in the cylinder is retar-ded when the wheels engage the ground and until the piston engages the lower end of the cylinder.

6. In combination with a vehicle chassis, a

member tiltably mounted thereon, a support connected to the member and movable into engagement with the ground to check tilting movement thereof, and means movable with respect to the chassis interposed between said support and the vehicle chassis to fix the path of travel of the support, the support being formed with means to retard the tilting movement of said member.

'7. In combination with a vehicle chassis, a body mounted tiltably thereon, a support for the overhanging portion of said body movable into engagement with the ground, and means connecting said support, movably to said chassis to fix the path of movement of the support, the support being formed with means to retard the tilting movement of the overhanging portion of said body.

. GEORGE O. DUESLER. 

